Arctic Air Sets Records In New York, New England

January 26 Update: A tip of the wind vane to site visitor S.P. Gass, who points out that Wallops Island also tied the daily record set in 2005 with a low of 11°. It should be noted, however, that observations there date back less than a half century to 1963.

Some additional records set or tied include (old record in parentheses):

Worcester MA (KORH)    -9.0°F  (-3.0°F, 1963)
Boston MA (KBOS)       -2.0°F   (0.0°F, 1925)
Glens Falls NY (KGFL) -30.0°F (-25.0°F, 2005)
Syracuse NY (KSYR)    -13.0°F  (-9.0°F, 2005)
Bradford PA (KBFD)    -21.0°F  (tied 1963)
Scranton PA (KAVP)     -8.0°F  (-5.0°F, 1963)
Providence RI (KPVD)   -2.0°F  (tied 1961)
Montpelier VT (KMPV)  -22.0°F (-15.0°F, 1961) 

Original post:
The Arctic air mass which has moved eastward across the northern U.S. set a few daily low temperature records in New York and New England this morning, January 24.

• The low of 4° at Islip, New York beat the old record from 2005 for the date by 1°. However, Islip climate records extend back only 25 years to 1986.
• The low of 6° at Kennedy Airport tied the record set in 2005.
• The low of 0° at Bridgeport, Connecticut broke the old record of 3° set in 1963. Bridgeport climate records extend back to 1948.
• In Central Park, New York, where climate records began in 1869, the low of 6° was 12° above the old record set in 1882.
• The low of -13° at Albany, New York missed the old record from 1948 by 4°.

Here are some other unofficial frigid low temperatures reported by the National Weather Service today:

LOCATION              MINIMUM     TIME/DATE   COMMENTS
                        TEMP           OF
                       DEG F   MEASUREMENT

CONNECTICUT

...LITCHFIELD COUNTY...
  FALLS VILLAGE        -14.0   700 AM  1/24  COOP
  NORFOLK              -13.0   700 AM  1/24  COOP
  THOMASTON            -11.0   700 AM  1/24  COOP
  BAKERSVILLE           -9.0   700 AM  1/24  COOP
  1 WSW REYNOLDS BRIDG  -9.0   700 AM  1/24  COOP

MASSACHUSETTS

...BERKSHIRE COUNTY...
  NORTH ADAMS          -20.0   743 AM  1/24  ASOS
  WEST OTIS            -17.0   700 AM  1/24  COOP
  SAVOY                -15.0   700 AM  1/24  COOP
  1 WNW BRIGGSVILLE    -14.0   525 AM  1/24  WEATHERNET6
  PITTSFIELD           -14.0   729 AM  1/24  ASOS
  ALFORD               -12.0   820 AM  1/24  WEATHERNET6

NEW YORK

...ALBANY COUNTY...
  COLONIE              -21.0   630 AM  1/24  WEATHERNET6
  ALCOVE               -18.0   700 AM  1/24  COOP
  COHOES               -14.0   521 AM  1/24  WEATHERNET6
  1 NE SHAKERS         -13.0   718 AM  1/24  ASOS ALBANY AIRPORT

...COLUMBIA COUNTY...
  NORTH CHATHAM        -19.0   530 AM  1/24  WEATHERNET6
  TAGHKANIC            -12.0   541 AM  1/24  WEATHERNET6
  LIVINGSTON           -10.0   700 AM  1/24  COOP
  COPAKE                -8.0   700 AM  1/24  COOP

...DUTCHESS COUNTY...
  RHINEBECK            -20.0   700 AM  1/24  COOP
  1 WNW NEW HACKENSACK -14.0   734 AM  1/24  ASOS
  RED HOOK             -11.0   737 AM  1/24  WEATHERNET6
  BEACON HILLS         -10.0   700 AM  1/24  COOP

...FULTON COUNTY...
  GLOVERSVILLE         -22.0   700 AM  1/24  COOP
  BROADALBIN           -19.0   545 AM  1/24  WEATHERNET6
  JOHNSTOWN            -15.0   700 AM  1/24  COOP

...GREENE COUNTY...
  CAIRO                -11.0   700 AM  1/24  COOP
  EAST JEWETT          -11.0   700 AM  1/24  COOP
  GREENVILLE CENTER    -11.0   541 AM  1/24  WEATHERNET6

...HAMILTON COUNTY...
  INDIAN LAKE          -30.0   700 AM  1/24  COOP
  LAKE PLEASANT        -22.0   700 AM  1/24  COOP
  PISECO               -22.0   700 AM  1/24  COOP
  WELLS                -20.0   813 AM  1/24  WEATHERNET6

...HERKIMER COUNTY...
  OLD FORGE            -31.0   700 AM  1/24  COOP
  DOLGEVILLE           -20.0   736 AM  1/24  WEATHERNET6

...MONTGOMERY COUNTY...
  FORT PLAIN           -19.0   700 AM  1/24  COOP
  FONDA                -16.0   852 AM  1/24  WEATHERNET6
  PALATINE BRIDGE      -15.0   702 AM  1/24  WEATHERNET6
  AMSTERDAM            -12.0   544 AM  1/24  WEATHERNET6
  GLEN                 -11.0   612 AM  1/24  WEATHERNET6

...RENSSELAER COUNTY...
  BUSKIRK              -24.0   700 AM  1/24  COOP
  STEPHENTOWN          -22.0   700 AM  1/24  COOP
  TROY                 -14.0   700 AM  1/24  COOP
  BRUNSWICK            -13.0   700 AM  1/24  COOP

...SARATOGA COUNTY...
  MALTA                -24.0   700 AM  1/24  COOP
  1 N THE SARATOGA BAT -22.0   700 AM  1/24  COOP
  SARATOGA SPRINGS     -21.0   700 AM  1/24  COOP
  ROUND LAKE           -19.0   700 AM  1/24  COOP
  CONKLINGVILLE        -18.0   700 AM  1/24  COOP

...SCHENECTADY COUNTY...
  DUANESBURG           -15.0   641 AM  1/24  COOP
  DELANSON             -15.0   700 AM  1/24  COOP
  NISKAYUNA             -9.0   700 AM  1/24  COOP

...SCHOHARIE COUNTY...
  COBLESKILL           -22.0   700 AM  1/24  COOP
  CHARLOTTEVILLE       -20.0   700 AM  1/24  COOP
  SUMMIT               -14.0   944 AM  1/24  WEATHERNET6
  SHARON SPRINGS       -14.0   700 AM  1/24  COOP
  JEFFERSON            -10.0   630 AM  1/24  WEATHERNET6

...ULSTER COUNTY...
  SAUGERTIES           -13.0   653 AM  1/24  WEATHERNET6
  SLIDE MOUNTAIN       -11.0   700 AM  1/24  COOP
  WEST SHOKAN           -8.0   636 AM  1/24  WEATHERNET6
  HIGHMOUNT             -8.0   632 AM  1/24  WEATHERNET6
  KINGSTON              -4.0   607 AM  1/24  WEATHERNET6
  PHOENICIA             -3.0   700 AM  1/24  COOP

...WARREN COUNTY...
  GLENS FALLS          -30.0   733 AM  1/24  ASOS
  NORTH CREEK          -20.0   700 AM  1/24  COOP
  LAKE LUZERNE         -18.0   643 AM  1/24  WEATHERNET6

...WASHINGTON COUNTY...
  WHITEHALL            -25.0   700 AM  1/24  COOP
  1 N EAGLE BRIDGE     -22.0   144 AM  1/24  WEATHERNET6
  2 E BELCHER          -21.0   613 AM  1/24  WEATHERNET6
  KINGSBURY            -18.0   845 AM  1/24  WEATHERNET6
  NORTH HEBRON         -15.0   700 AM  1/24  COOP
  EASTON               -14.0   700 AM  1/24  COOP
  HUDSON FALLS         -13.0   541 AM  1/24  WEATHERNET6

VERMONT

...BENNINGTON COUNTY...
  BENNINGTON           -22.0   748 AM  1/24  ASOS
  SEARSBURG            -19.0   700 AM  1/24  COOP
  POWNAL               -18.0   700 AM  1/24  COOP
  SUNDERLAND           -18.0   700 AM  1/24  COOP
  LANDGROVE TOWN CENTE -16.0   741 AM  1/24  WEATHERNET6

...WINDHAM COUNTY...
  WEST WARDSBORO       -17.0   700 AM  1/24  COOP
  GRAFTON              -16.0   700 AM  1/24  COOP
  MARLBORO             -15.0   700 AM  1/24  COOP
  BRATTLEBORO          -15.0   700 AM  1/24  COOP
  SOMERSET             -13.0   700 AM  1/24  COOP
  TOWNSHEND             -9.0   700 AM  1/24  COOP